It amazes me who sees my website.

"Cowgirl"
9" x 12" oil on hardwood. $125.00

I always check on my website where my hits are coming from and it never ceases to amaze me who people find my site and what they like. Today I was looking at the links and I found a link from a blog named Janet counting sheep. She had uploaded one of my paintings onto her blog site which I am flattered.

How she found me is a mystery but who cares it means more exposure for me. Now if someone would just buy a painting from the website I could afford the darn site. I know it is a lot to ask people to spend money on art during this stupid recession. I am about to go to Fl for 3 months and I will be asking the same question again.

I just made 64 white frames at my friends frame shop for my 9" x 12" paintings for FL. If I can complete all 64 that will be a miracle. That is in addition to the 35 I already have complete. My goal is going to be 100 small beach and Fl related paintings that should hold me for a few months. This year so far I have sold 77 paintings so I am hopeful I can double that sales record for 09.

Only time will tell and the recession will need to end soon for me to meet that goal.

Well back to the studio I have work to do.

mike

Long time no Blog

4 Amigo's
12" x 36" Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Sorry for the delay in blogging I have been working on painting 3-4 paintings per day to get ready for all the Fla shows. My plan is to have about 75 9x12 - 11x 14 paintings on hardwood in white frames for the fla shows. All of these will be beach related themes so I hope they sell well. If not then I guess I will have them for next year or I will be doing Savannah shows.

This is a lot of work and I have been working non stop on this project. I have reserved campgrounds and made plans for just about all of the shows. I will be gone for 3 months but I will be back for 2 weeks in Feb to see my sweet wife and faithful son Chris.

I don't plan to have a lot of down time since I will be exhibiting at shows in the middle of the week. The only problem is most of my shows are on the West coast and my parents live on the east coast. So I will be traveling back and forth across the middle of the state a lot. I do plan to get some quality fishing time in when I have down time. I can always go paint and fish at the same time. What a cool life I have finally made for my self sure is better than hammering nails and listening to Rick whine about his stupid elbows.

In the spring and middle of summer I am going to reverse my plans and go to the mtns where I can hopefully kayak oh I miss kayaking.

Well I have to go watch the news now I am such a creature of habit.

Mike